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This villa was designed by Rudolph van der Meulen of Nico van der Meulen Architects for a mature couple on a 10 000sq.m parcel of land on a northern slope overlooking a private game reserve (see the telescope in the main bedroom!). The total covered area is nearly 900 sq.m.

The Oil Silo Home, designed by pinkcloud.dk in Berlin, recycles oil silos by transforming them into affordable houses. An oil silo is a storage container for compressed liquefied petroleum gas. There are approximately 49,000 oil silos in over 660 oil refineries worldwide! As the human population increases at an exponential rate, oil discovery decreases at an exponential rate. Soon all existing oil silos will be abandoned as fuel storage containers.

The mountains, canyons, powerful rivers, waterfalls and lakes surrounded by rough rocks have turned into the cradle of the Armenian nation. Armenia, being the first to adopt Christianity as a state religion in 301 has taken its faith through centuries of adversities and temptations to our days. Armenia is a country that thanks to its literary works and masterpieces of art has enriched the world culture.

Create an interior within an existing shop that facilitates the process of making, displaying, and selling a variety of bombonieres. These items are gifts that are given out on special occasions, such as at weddings and christenings, to the guests. They usually come with 5 Jordan almonds, which for weddings, symbolises health, wealth, happiness, fertility and long life.

Its entrance sequence requires one to circulate along a raised stone planter wall that acts as a landscaped transition from the exterior to the interior of the house. The entryway occurs at the juncture of the two wings of an L-shaped plan. One enters into the taller, one-and-a-half storey public living area wing, an open loft space containing the kitchen, dining and living space. The smaller private wing consists of three bedrooms.

The G-M house is located in the South-Eastern extremity of Italy , and it is surrounded by the green typical olive trees and the blue Mediterranean Sea. The project is based on the principles of bio-climatic architecture and green building, through the perfect integration of architecture, landscape and micro climatic comfort. (consume less for a better life !!!).

From to barbecue shed to loft. Construction was organized through a very specific set of needs from the owner. It had to be an area with independent access within the house, one that not only would solve the needs for leisure and recreation, but that would also have the asset of functioning along with the garden as a backing for those needs. This would result in a barbecue shed/playroom/office as well as the guest rooms.

After careful consideration, the client approached our company to redesign and style their outdated home in Limpopo. It is situated on the Tropic of Capricorn where the heat is excessive, particularly in the summer months, and requires specialized treatment in ensuring an alteration and addition that will take these factors into consideration.

The Mt Sion Library demonstrates a bright and friendly response to the site surroundings by utilizing vibrant colours throughout the building. As part of the Nudgee Junior College master plan, Mt Sion is an addition to the existing focal point of the college campus the original, modernist brick building, constructed in 1939 based on a design by Charlie Fulton. The new library provides vital connections along the ridgeline by enhancing the sites relationship and new exciting learning and play spaces.

Situated on a 4000sq.m stand in Eccleston Rd, Bryanston this is a new 1400 sq.m residence designed by Nico & Werner van der Meulen of Nico van der Meulen Architects cc. Interior design was done by M Square Lifestyle Design, and the furniture, interior decoration and feature lights were by M Square Lifestyle Necessities. Due to the slope of the stand a large basement was designed on the lower side of the property, creating a stepped effect on the stand.